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July 25, 2002



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Cuban economist awarded NY academy of Science prize

HAVANA, July 23 (Reinaldo Cosano Alén / cubanet.sergipeconectado.com) - The New York Academy of Science has awarded the Heinz R. Pagels Science award for 2002 to dissident Cuban economist Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello.

The Academy's release states the prize is awarded "To Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello for her untiring efforts in promoting democracy." Roque is the director of the Institute of Independent Economists.

Roque herself said about the award: "First we should underline that this is a scientific award, granted by one of the most prestigious institutions in the world to the work of the Institute of Independent Economists, whose depth and seriousness are demonstrated, for example, in our web site."

Since its inception, the Heinz R. Pagels prize has been awarded to personalities such as Andrei Zacharov, and last year it was given to 16 prominent scientists. The prize has a monetary value of 50,000 dollars.

Roque has a long history in the defense of human rights and liberty in Cuba. She was a co-author of the document 'The Fatherland Belongs to All,' for which she was sentenced to prison.


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